ADULT PROGRAMS

• The Great Presenters: Diet and Nutrition for Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Carol Englender shows how and why changing diet and adding vitamins and minerals may improve attention, social functioning, and academic performance.   Find out how laboratory tests can determine which specific nutrients to add for each individual.  This program has been rescheduled from April 3 for Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
• Music Through the Decades with David Polansky. Commissioned by the Norman Rockwell Museum, “Music Through the Decades” is a fun-filled hour in which David Polansky tells how the last hundred-plus years of American and world history have inspired so many of the songs we love. Using keyboard, trumpet, and vocals, David presents the music of George M. Cohan, Fats Waller, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, and a host of others.  The downbeat is at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 15.
• English Conversation Groups. The next meeting for beginners is Friday, April 6 at 10:30 a.m.  For those who speak English already and want to refine their skill, the Intermediate group meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m.

BOOK GROUPS

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• Dystopian/Sci-Fi.  Ursula K. LeGuin’s A Wizard of Earthsea is the title under discussion on Wednesday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m.
• Non-Fiction Book Group. Wednesday, April 4 at 1:00 p.m., the group reviews Tell Me How It Ends, Valeria Luiselli’s “essay in 40 questions” that examines the difficulties faced by undocumented children when they flee their homeland for safety and opportunity.
• Evening. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, Helen Simonson’s bestselling novel, is the subject for Monday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m.
• Armchair Travel. Wendy Simmons chronicles one of the strangest vacations ever in My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth.  Join the discussion on Wednesday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m.
• Cookbook Club. Participants will share the offerings of Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of Home by Nigella Lawson on Thursday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m.
• Noon. Explore the riches of Henry James’s The Bostonians on Friday, April 13.

BABY AND PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• Weekly Storytimes
  •  Mother Goose Time (Infants-2.5 years) Tuesdays, April 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 10:30 a.m.
  •  StoryVine (2.5 -5 years) Thursdays, April 12 and 19 at 10:30 a.m.
• Zumba Kids Jr.,  Tuesday, March 27, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Rhythm and dance program for children ages 2.5 to 4 years old. Led by Hayley Chizinsky of H2K Happy Healthy Kids Fitness Studio.
• Sensory Storytime, Wednesday, March 28, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Children will sing songs, listen to stories, and participate in other engaging activities. For ages 2 and up, with parent/ caregiver. Sensory Storytime is designed for children with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, other developmental disabilities, and their typically developing peers. If your child has difficulty sitting through our other storytimes, this program might be for you.
• Storytime with Corbyn the Dog, Thursday, March 29, 10:30 a.m. Children will listen to dog stories and have a chance to visit with Corbyn, a beautiful Samoyed. Corbyn (with her owner Helen) has been certified as a therapy dog by Pets and People Foundation.  For ages 3 and up.
• Sing-along with Jeannie Mack, Thursday, April 5, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Jeannie Mack will perform all kinds of fun, bounce-around, sing-along songs for young children. Plenty of opportunity for audience participation! For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with caregiver.

SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS

• STEAM TEAM: What’s the zing about spring?, Wednesday, March 28, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Children will learn about maple sugaring, talk about the signs of spring, and make their own Spring Journals to record their observations of spring. For ages 5 and up.
• Parent/Child Book Group,  Wednesday, March 28, 7:00-8:00 p.m.This book club is for 4^th and 5^th graders with a parent.  March’s book is The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone.
• Lego Club, Wednesday, April 4, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Children will make fabulous creations out of legos. This month’s theme: Design and build a playground! For ages 5 and up.
• Pop-Up Makerspace. Wednesday, April 11, 3:00-4:30 p.m.  Put on your Maker’s Hat and join Children’s Librarian Carly Moniz in our Pop-Up Makerspace. Carly will have several projects and activities set up for kids who like to make stuff.  For ages 5 and up.

FOR TEENS: Thursday, March 29, 2:45-3:45 p.m. Random Fandom: Harry Potter Edition.Teens! Are you still waiting for your Hogwarts letter to arrive? Or is there another Fandom that rocks your socks? Join us for a Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meeting with Harry Potter snacks and crafts plus lots of talk about the books, shows, games, and music groups that YOU love!

FOR ALL AGES: ComicFest, Saturday, April 7, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join us for this family-friendly event! There will be comic-making workshops for kids (please register online for these), costumes, games, and comics galore! Comic artists and writers (some for kids and some for adults) will host tables from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. upstairs in the North Wing. Activities for children, including a superhero training camp, will start at 11 a.m. Costumes encouraged! Comic artists and writers attending include:

Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb, an Eisner-Award winning art team who collaborate on The Adventure Time Comics, The Midas Flesh, and Making Scents. Braden is the colorist for several New York Times best-selling books, including Ghosts, Sisters, Bronco and The Baby-Sitters Club. Shelli is Co-Director of The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo; Jennie Paik (Girlfriend for a Day); Dirk Tiede (Comics portal Modern Tales); Mark Parisi (Off the Mark, Marty Pants); Alex Simons (Inktober 2018);  Rob Malone (Dreadguard Comic series); Tessa Beatrice (Underdog Comics); and Steven Price (Urban Fantasy novel The Grifffin)